Because Cleveland brings you all the amenities of modern urban living—major league sports from the Cavs to the Browns to the Indians, performing arts, museums, shops, restaurants, public transportation, night life—without an exorbitant price tag. Learn more about why Forbes.com named Cleveland one of the nation’s most affordable cities, as well as one of the top destinations for 2015. (Hint: it's the culture ... plus the food ... plus the close encounters with nature, and more, that make Cleveland 'Rust Belt chic.')

Because Cleveland is all about innovation and entrepreneurship. Opening in the 50,000-square-foot Richey-Mixon Building in the fall of 2015, Case Western Reserve's think[box] will be one of the world's largest university-based invention centers. Included in the ecosystem of innovation is Blackstone LaunchPad, a campus resource that gives students all the business advice they need to turn their product ideas into startup companies. Plus regional resources like the Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor, JumpStart, Nortech and Bad Girl Ventures make Cleveland THE destination for entrepreneurs.